Designing an orientation program is an important training and development initiative. Irregardless of how big or small your human resources department and talent pool is, all new hires can benefit from a structured orientation program.
First, determine the objectives of the training. For example:
The manual can be given to staff in a binder with tabs dividing the sections for quick reference. The other advantage of a binder is the promotional materials, phone lists, login and password information and other key information can be added as it is presented to the new hire over the course of their first few weeks.
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